Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Goldmania violiceps comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Goldmania violiceps Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

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Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Plumaje

Lesser Florican: males with black head and underparts; white wings and neck ruff; brown back; females sandy-brown; very dimorphic

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Plumaje

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de garganta amatista es un colibrí montano de México y Guatemala con garganta violeta-amatista brillante en el macho.

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